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Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (14 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: It is also my understanding that a temporary pause was put in place on the mandatory retirement of post-1994 corporals and privates. Is that still in place or has it been rescinded?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (14 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: Has that been rescinded?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (14 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: The Minister mentioned sergeants specifically. Does this apply only to sergeants?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (14 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: To be clear, does the extension to the end of 2024 that applies to sergeants also apply to corporals and privates?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (14 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: It is counterintuitive.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (14 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: I am getting the strong impression that the Tánaiste agrees with what I have said.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (14 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: What action does the Tánaiste intend to take because I am getting the strong impression that he agrees this is an anomaly that needs to be fixed,

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (14 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: I want to focus on the specifics of this case. Is it the Tánaiste's intention to amend the situation as it currently stands for corporals and privates?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (14 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: Does the Tánaiste have an estimated timeline for when that work will be completed?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (14 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: Will the Tánaiste come back to me on the issue of the pausing of apprenticeships?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (14 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: I think the Tánaiste will agree a solution needs to found

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (14 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: This cohort of people is due to leave and they will do so taking considerable experience and a phenomenal amount of knowledge and capability with them. If there is a solution available, it should be implemented.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Revised) (14 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: I thank the Tánaiste's officials for coming in. I have some specific questions on Vote 27. An additional €25 million is being allocated to international climate finance. Can the Tánaiste highlight to the committee what the priorities are for the Department of Foreign Affairs climate unit for 2023? There is also an allocation for emergency response and humanitarian...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Revised) (14 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: I apologise for having to leave shortly as the Dáil is running an hour ahead of schedule. I have two short questions for the Tánaiste. One of my questions concerns an issue that I think he touched on in his opening statement. I stand to be corrected but I believe we did not get a copy of his opening statement. The foreign birth registration application process has caused and is...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (14 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 302. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of complaints of sexual assaults, sexual harassment or rape made against serving members of the Defence Forces per rank, by other members, in 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [7092/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (14 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 303. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of bullying complaints that have been made against serving members of the Defence Forces, per rank, by other members in 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [7093/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (14 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 304. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the total number of complaints made against serving members of the Defence Forces, per rank, by other members in 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [7094/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (14 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 489. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the official figures published by the Irish Prison Service which indicate that the combined capacity across Irish prisons has reached 100%; and his Department's plan to deal with this issue. [6498/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (14 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 546. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of people on outpatient waiting lists at Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar in 2022. [6496/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (14 Feb 2023)

Sorca Clarke: 547. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on outpatient waiting lists at Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar in 2022. [6497/23]